- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 26, 1909
- Place of Birth
- Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Died
- January 21, 1997
Tom Parker
Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, more commonly known as "Colonel" Tom Parker, was a Dutch-born musical entrepreneur, best known for being Elvis Presley's manager. Born in the Netherlands, Parker immigrated illegally to the United States at the age of 20. He then changed his name and claimed to have been born in the United States. A carnival worker by background, Parker moved into music promotion in 1938, working with one of the first popular crooners, Gene Austin, and then country music singers Eddy Arnold, Hank Snow, and Tommy Sands in his early career. He also assisted Jimmie Davis's campaign to become Governor of Louisiana. As a reward, Davis gave him the honorary rank of "colonel" in the Louisiana State Militia. Parker encountered Elvis Presley in 1955 and by 1956 had become his sole representative.
Filmography
movieEPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
2026 · Self (archive footage)
movieReturn of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Last Repair Shop
2024 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieReinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe King
2018 · Self (archive footage)
tvElvis Presley: The Searcher
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieElvis and the Girl from Vienna
2017 · Self
movieElvis Found Alive
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieElvis by the Presleys
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieElvis: The Ultimate Live Collection
2002 · Writer
movieThe Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
2002 · Self (archive footage)
tvClassic Albums
1997 · Self (archive footage)
movieThis Is Elvis
1981 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited), Technical Advisor
movieElvis - Aloha from Hawaii
1973 · Production Coordinator
movieElvis on Tour
1972 · Technical Advisor
movieElvis: That's the Way It Is
1970 · Self, Technical Advisor
movieClambake
1967 · Technical Advisor
movieEasy Come, Easy Go
1967 · Technical Advisor
movieDouble Trouble
1967 · Technical Advisor
movieSpinout
1966 · Technical Advisor
movieParadise, Hawaiian Style
1966 · Technical Advisor
movieHarum Scarum
1965 · Technical Advisor
movieTickle Me
1965 · Technical Advisor
movieGirl Happy
1965 · Technical Advisor
movieRoustabout
1964 · Technical Advisor
movieKissin' Cousins
1964 · Technical Advisor
movieFun in Acapulco
1963 · Technical Advisor
movieIt Happened at the World's Fair
1963 · Technical Advisor
movieKid Galahad
1962 · Technical Advisor
movieGirls! Girls! Girls!
1962 · Technical Advisor
movieFollow That Dream
1962 · Technical Advisor
movieBlue Hawaii
1961 · Technical Advisor
movieFlaming Star
1960 · Technical Advisor
movieG.I. Blues
1960 · Technical Advisor
movieKing Creole
1958 · Technical Advisor
movieLoving You
1957 · Technical Advisor
movieJailhouse Rock
1957 · Technical Advisor
movieLove Me Tender
1956 · Technical Advisor